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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on November, 18, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,667 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,667 Celebrities
114 celebrities or events were found for November, 18. Add to favourites (63 fans)Biography of Owen Wilson
Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and writer. Wilson was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the screenplay of The Royal Tenenbaums, but he is perhaps best known for his successful comedic roles such as John Beckwith in Wedding Crashers and as Hansel in Zoolander. Owen is considered a part of the Frat Pack, a set of actors including Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, Luke Wilson and Steve Carell who often work in each other's movies. It should be noted that Owen and Ben Stiller have become best friends from their onscreen performances in movies together. Early life Wilson was born in Dallas, Texas to Irish-American Catholic parents. His father was an advertising executive and his mother was a photog... Add to favourites (23 fans)Biography of Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, November 18, 1960 in Chiswick, West London) is an English pop singer, professional gardener, and pop cultural figure. She debuted in 1981 with the hit "Kids in America", which was number two in the UK Singles Chart. In 1986 she cracked the #1 spot in the United States with her hit "You Keep Me Hangin' On". Wilde was the first child of 1950s rock 'n' roller Marty Wilde (real name Reginald Smith) and Joyce Baker, formerly of the British singing and dancing group, The Vernons Girls. Prior to the age of nine, she attended Oakfield Preparatory School, Dulwich. She moved with her family to Hertfordshire at the age of nine, where she was educated at Presdales School, Ware, before completing a foundation course at St Albans College of Art & Design in 1980. Wilde... Add to favourites (36 fans)Biography of Chloe Sevigny
Chloë Stevens Sevigny (born November 18, 1974) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated American actress. Sevigny, who became well known for starring in a string of critically acclaimed, well received independent films in the 1990s, experienced her mainstream breakout role as Lana in Boys Don't Cry (1999), for which she received an Oscar and Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. More recently, Sevigny has enjoyed success playing Nicki Grant, on the American television, series Big Love, as a woman married to a polygamist. Early life Sevigny was born Chloe Stevens Sevigny in Springfield, Massachusetts to H. David Sevigny, an accountant turned interior painter, and Janine Malinowski. Sevigny's mother is a Polish American who grew up in Roxborough and her father was... Add to favourites (22 fans)Biography of Kirk Hammett
Kirk Lee Hammett (born on November 18, 1962) is the lead guitarist in the band Metallica. Hammett is one of the better-known students of guitarist and instructor Joe Satriani. In 2003, he was ranked 11th in the Rolling Stone's The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Early life Born in San Francisco to a Filipino mother and an Irish Merchant Marine father, he later attended De Anza High School in El Sobrante, California when his family moved to the East Bay which is where he met Les Claypool from Primus. As a child and teenager, he showed great interest in his older brother Rick's extensive collection of guitars, Rickenbacker Basses and hard rock records, including material by Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Status Quo, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and UFO. One of his biggest influenc... Add to favourites (16 fans)Biography of Linda Evans
Linda Evans (born Linda Evanstad on November 18, 1942 in Hartford, Connecticut) is a Golden Globe-winning American actress known primarily for her roles on soap operas and television. At 23, she arose to fame as Barbara Stanwyck's daughter and Lee Majors's sister, Audra Barkley, on the 1960s western, The Big Valley (1965-1969) and later as John Forsythe's younger compassionate wife, Krystle Carrington, on the 1980s prime-time television soap opera, Dynasty (1981-1989). Evans's first guest-starring role was on an episode of Bachelor Father. In real-life, Evans said that she actually had a crush on Forsythe. This led her to co-starring with him on Dynasty, more than 2 decades later. Due to her character's name on Dynasty, she started a successful ad campaign for Crystal Light beverages... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mahinda Rajapaksa
Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa (Sinhala මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, pronounced ; Tamil மகிந்த ராசபக்ச; born November 18, 1945) is the 6th and current President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and served as prime minister from April 6, 2004 until his victory in the 2005 Presidential election. He was sworn in for a six-year term as president on November 19, 2005. He was re-elected for a second term in office on January 27, 2010. He was conferred with two Honorary Doctorates. First one is a Doctor of Law by the University... Biography of Mireille Nègre
Mireille Nègre born November 1943 is a French dancer and writer.... Biography of Peta Wilson
Peta Gia Wilson (born November 18, 1970) is an Australian actress and model. Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) Early life Wilson was born in Sydney, New South Wales to Karlene White and Darcy Wilson, who divorced in 1982. At a young age, she moved and lived a portion of her life in Papua New Guinea. Living there without television or radio, she and her brother learned to entertain themselves putting on private shows for their parents lip synching to Liza Minnelli. This was just a hint of her budding talent to come. Her family moved around from place to place as her father, Darcy Wilson, was in the military special forces. She learned to adapt quickly to each place she moved and was very well liked. During her teen years she involved herself in sports such as netball and swimming. As a very... Biography of Sofiane (Star Academy)
Sofiane is a French singer, born November 18, 1980 in Paris. He has participated in Star Academy third season in 2004.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Daguerre
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre (November 18, 1787 – July 10, 1851) was a French artist and chemist, recognized for his invention of the daguerreotype process of photography. He was born in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France. He apprenticed in architecture, theater design, and panoramic painting. Exceedingly adept at his skill for theatrical illusion, he became a celebrated designer for the theater and later came to invent the Diorama, which opened in Paris in July 1822. In 1827, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce produced the world's first permanent photograph (known as a Heliograph). Daguerre partnered with Niépce two years later, beginning a four-year cooperation. Niépce died suddenly in 1833. The main reason for the "partnership", as far as Daguerre was concerned, was connected to his already famou... Biography of Pierre Chanal
Pierre Chanal, born November 18, 1946 in Saint-Étienne, died October 15, 2003 in Reims (suicide), was a former army officer. He was charged with the murder of three young men, including an Irish tourist, in the early and mid-1980s. He is also believed to have killed five others, but those cases were dropped for lack of evidence. The suspected serial killer Pierre Chanal foiled his police guard to commit suicide, hours after his trial began yesterday, infuriating victims' relatives and bringing to an abrupt end one of the most badly bungled murder investigations in recent French history.... Biography of Cheryl Bachman
Cheryl Bachman is an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month in October, 1991. Today, Cheryl is a single mom living in Florida. Measurements 34" - 22" - 35" Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Weight 110 lb (50 kg) Appearances in Playboy special editions Playboy's Playmate Review Vol. 8 June 1992 - pages 82-91. Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 26 July 1992. Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 27 September 1992. Playboy's Girls of the World October 1992. Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 28 November 1992. Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 29 January 1993. Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 31 May 1993. Playboy's Wet & Wild Women July 1993. Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 34 November 1993 - cover. Playboy's Nudes December 1993 - pages 22-23. ... Biography of Alain Barrière
Alain Bellec, best known as Alain Barrière, born November 18, 1935 in La Trinité-sur-Mer, is a French singer and composer.... Biography of Elizabeth Perkins
Elizabeth Perkins (born November 18, 1960) is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-nominated American film, television and theater actress. Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) Early life Perkins was born in Queens, New York City to James Perkins, a farmer, writer and businessman, and Jo Williams, a drug treatment counselor and concert pianist. Her paternal grandparents were Greek immigrants who anglicized their surname from "Pisperikos" to "Perkins" when they immigrated to the United States. Perkins was raised in Vermont; her parents divorced in 1963. After finishing highschool at Northfield Mount Hermon School she spent three years in Chicago studying acting at the famous Goodman School of Drama. In 1984, she made her theatrical debut on Broadway in Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs", and afterwar... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thierry Dusautoir
Thierry Dusautoir (born 18 November 1981 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is a French rugby union footballer. His usual position is flanker. He currently plays for Toulouse in the Top 14 club competition in France. He has played for France. Height 1,88 m Weight 100 kg Dusautoir's first club was Bègles-Bordeaux. He subsequently moved to the US Colomiers, and later signed with Biarritz. He played in the final of the 2005-06 Heineken Cup at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, which was lost to Irish team Munster. Although the Heineken Cup final was lost, Biarritz made it to the final of the 2005-06 Top 14, where they met Stade Toulousain. Biarritz won. Dusautoir was called up into the French squad for tests during June against Romania and the Springboks. He made his debut for France in a tes... Biography of Christina Vidal
Christina Abbi Vidal (born November 18, 1981) is an American film and television actress and singer. She is known for her role in the Nickelodeon sitcom Taina in which she played the title character. Early life Vidal was born in Whitestone, an area in Queens, New York, the daughter of Puerto Rican parents Anne, a secretary, and Manuel Vidal, Jr. a business and tax consultant. She attended the Performing Arts School Of New York. When she was 17 she joined a girl group called Gemstone (along with Jade Villalon and Crystal Grant). Vidal later moved to Orlando, Florida, to proceed with the filming of Taina. Her sisters Lisa Vidal and Tanya Vidal are also actors and have appeared on TV and in theatre; she also has a brother, Christian. Acting career Vidal's acting career started when... Biography of Carl Maria von Weber
Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst, Freiherr von Weber (Eutin, Holstein, November 18, 1786 – June 5, 1826 in London) was a German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist and critic, one of the first significant composers of the Romantic school. Weber's works, especially his operas Der Freischütz, Euryanthe and Oberon greatly influenced the development of the Romantic opera in Germany. He was also an innovative composer of instrumental music. His compositions for the clarinet, which include two concertos, a concertino, a quintet and a duo concertante, are regularly performed, while his piano music - including four sonatas, two concertos and the Konzertstück (Concert Piece) in F minor - influenced composers such as Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt and Felix Mendelssohn. The Konzertstück provided a ne... Biography of Brenda Vaccaro
Brenda Buell Vaccaro (born November 18, 1939) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning American actress. Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m) Early life Vaccaro was born in Brooklyn, New York to Italian American parents Christine M. Pavia and Mario A. Vaccaro (originally a lawyer), both of whom were pioneers in Italian cuisine. She was raised in Texas, where her parents co-founded Mario's Restaurant (a nationally recognized restaurant) and where Vaccaro graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1958. She returned to New York City to study at the Neighborhood Playhouse, and made her Broadway debut in the short-lived 1961 comedy Everybody Loves Opal, for which she won the Theatre World Award. Career Vaccaro's Broadway credits include Cactus Flower (1965), How Now, Dow Jones (... Biography of Peter Schmeichel
Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (IPA: , born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the "World's Best Goalkeeper" in 1992 and 1993. He experienced his most successful years playing for English club Manchester United, with whom he won the 1999 UEFA Champions League to complete The Treble. He was a key member of the Denmark national football team which won the 1992 European Championship (Euro 92) tournament. Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Schmeichel is famous for his intimidating physique (he wears an XXXL shirt and stands 6'4" tall) and his attacking threat. Throughout his career, Schmeichel scored 11 goals, a great feat for a keeper. He is the most capped player for the Denmark national team, with 12... Biography of Allyson Felix
Allyson Felix (born November 18, 1985) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for the United States, primarily in the 200 meters. She also competes at the 100 meter and the 400 meter distances. She is a two-time Olympic silver medalist at the 200 meters, as well as being the only woman ever to be a three-time Athletics World Championship gold medalist for that distance. She is also an Olympic gold medalist, winning gold at the Beijing 2008 Olympics as a member of the United States' Women's 4 x 400 meter relay team. As a participant in the US Anti-Doping Agency's "Project Believe" program, Felix is regularly tested to ensure that her body is free of performance-enhancing drugs. Early life Felix, born and raised in Southern California, is a devout Christian... Biography of Sam Cassell
Samuel James Cassell (born November 18, 1969 in Baltimore, Maryland), commonly referred to as Sam Cassell, is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the NBA's Boston Celtics. The 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 185 lb (84 kg/13.2 st) point guard was selected out of Florida State University by the Houston Rockets with the 24th overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft and won two NBA Championships in his first two seasons in the league as a member of the Rockets. He was voted into the NBA All-Star Game and All-NBA Team once, both in the 2003-04 season. A journeyman, he has also played for the Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Clippers. College After graduating from Dunbar High School in Baltimore, Maryland,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Karla Faye Tucker
Karla Faye Tucker (November 18, 1959 – February 3, 1998) was convicted of murder in Texas in 1984 and sentenced to death. After the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole denied her request for clemency, Tucker became the first woman to be executed in Texas since the American Civil War. Early years and murder Karla Tucker was born and raised in Houston, Texas, the youngest of three sisters. Her father, Larry, was a longshoreman in the Gulf of Mexico, and her mother Carolyn was a homemaker. The marriage was very troubled, and Karla started smoking with her sisters when she was eight years old. At the age of ten, her parents divorced, and during the divorce proceedings, she learned that she had been the result of an extramarital affair. By age 12, she had turned to drugs and sex. When she wa... Biography of Sigvard Mahler Dam
Sigvard Mahler Malher, born November 18, 1957 in Copenhagen, is a Danish astrologer. External link: http://www.mahlerdam.dk/default.asp?ID=99... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Caroline Proust
Caroline Proust, born on November 18, 1967 in Le Vigan, is a French actress and comedian. She married actor Clovis Cornillac in 1994 and has two twin daughters, Alice and Lily, born in 2001. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0698960/ ) # Le coeur du sujet (2009) (TV) .... Paula # "Engrenages" .... Laure Berthaud (16 episodes, 2005-2008) - Episode #2.7 (2008) TV episode .... Laure Berthaud - Episode #2.8 (2008) TV episode .... Laure Berthaud - Episode #2.5 (2008) TV episode .... Laure Berthaud - Episode #2.6 (2008) TV episode .... Laure Berthaud - Episode #2.3 (2008) TV episode .... Laure Berthaud (11 more) # Ca$h (2008) .... Léa # Notable donc coupable (2007) (TV) .... Hélène Borda # Scorpion (2007) .... Léa ... aka "The Scorpion: Kin... Biography of Alan Shepard
Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) (Rear Admiral, United States Navy, Ret.) was the second person and the first American in space. He later commanded the Apollo 14 mission, and was the fifth person to walk on the moon. Naval career This section does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. (September 2008) Shepard began his naval career after graduation from Annapolis, on the destroyer USS Cogswell, deployed in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. He subsequently entered flight training at Corpus Christi, Texas and Pensacola, Florida, and received his wings in 1947. His next assignment was with Fighter Squadron 42 at Norfolk, Virgi... Biography of Raghib Ismail
Raghib Ramadian "Rocket" Ismail (born November 18, 1969 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is a former professional American football player, who played wide receiver at the University of Notre Dame and in both the Canadian Football League and National Football League. Stats Height: 5-11 Weight: 188 Nicknamed "The Rocket", Ismail stands 5' 11" tall and had strong hands and blazing speed on a football field, making him exceptionally dangerous both as a kick returner and as a receiver. Ismail recorded two 1,000-yard receiving seasons in the NFL and was a CFL All-Star in 1991, as well as the most valuable player of the 79th Grey Cup. In 2004, CollegeFootballNews.com named Ismail as the #75 player on their list of the Top 100 Greatest College Football Players of All-Time. He has most rec... Biography of Anne Focan
Anne Focan, born November 18, 1961 in Namur, is a Belgian athlete. Anne Focan got a 4th place in the discipline Trao/Women (shooting) at the Olympic Games Sydney 2000.... Biography of Wolfgang Joop
Wolfgang Joop (born November 18, 1944) in Potsdam is an German fashion designer. He is the founder of the fashion and cosmetics company JOOP!. Early life After completing his Abitur at the Wilhelm-Gymnasium high school in Braunschweig, Joop began to study advertising psychology in Braunschweig at the insistence of his father. He was not interested in this course of study, and did not complete it. He next worked as a restauranteur and got involved in art. In 1968 he started formal studies of art, which he never completed. Joop's career began in 1970, when he and his then wife Karin participated in fashion competition sponsored by the German magazine Constance and won the three top prizes. Following this success Joop became a fashion editor at the women's magazine Neue Mode. He left t... Biography of Ignacy Paderewski
Ignacy Jan Paderewski GBE (November 18, 1860 - June 29, 1941) was a Polish pianist, composer, diplomat and politician, and the third Prime Minister of Poland. He is sometimes referred to by the German version of his name Ignaz Paderewski. Ignacy Jan Paderewski was born in the village of Kurylovka (Kuryłówka) in the province of Podolia, then in the Russian Empire (now Ukraine). His father was an administrator of large estates. His mother, Poliksena (née Nowicka), died several months after Paderewski was born, and he was brought up by his distant relatives. From his early childhood, Paderewski was interested in music. Initially he took piano lessons with a private tutor. At the age of 12, in 1872, he went to Warsaw and was admitted to the Warsaw Conservatorium. After graduating in... Biography of David Hemmings
David Hemmings (18 November 1941 – 3 December 2003) was an English film actor and director, whose most famous role was the photographer in Blowup. In his later acting career, he was known for his distinctive eyebrows, and gravelly voice. Career Early performances Born in Guildford, Surrey, he started his career as a boy soprano, appearing in several works by Benjamin Britten, who formed a close "friendship" with him at this time. Most notably, he created the role of Miles in the opera Turn of the Screw. Hemmings' intimate, yet innocent, relationship with Britten is described in John Bridcut's Britten's Children. Although many commentators identified Britten's relationship with Hemmings as based on an infatuation, throughout his life Hemmings maintained categorically that Britten's ... Biography of François Deluga
François Deluga, born November 18, 1956 in Cauderan, is a French politician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Pons-Guillaume Viennet
Jean-Pons-Guillaume Viennet (18 November 1777, Béziers - 10 July 1868, Le Val-Saint-Germain) was a French politician, playwright and poet. He was also a member of the Académie française and a prominent Freemason. His long career as a soldier then a politician, playwright and poet lasted through political revolutions and literary wars, and is full of incident and travels. He had a talent for self-promotion within many regimes and got to know all political and literary dignitaries, all the while verging on impopularity - he said "I have counted up to 500 epigrams a year against me; anyone who escapes college to join a soap-opera thinks I should have his first kick". His name was like a red rag to a bull to Republicans and Romantics, but he avenged himself on his worst enemies by fables or... Biography of Shaune Bagwell
Shaune Bagwell (née Shaune Stauffer) is an American born fashion model and actress. She was born November 18, 1973, and modeled for various fashion designers including, Gucci, Victoria's Secret, Christian Lacroix, Isaac Mizrahi, Calvin Klein, Richard Tyler, and Guess. She was married shortly to Jeff Bagwell former Houston Astro first baseman. Bagwell is also an actress who appeared in several films and the popular television soap opera, Days of Our Lives, "The New Gong Show, Single in LA, and Trampoline Girl on the Man's Show. She was also a professional cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0046829/ ) # "Rough Crossing" (1997) TV series .... Sonya Bennet (unknown episodes, 2002) ... aka "Crossings" - USA (short title) ... aka "Rough... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joe Malone
Joe Malone, born November 18, 1954 in Newton, Massachusetts, is an American politician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Amelita Galli-Curci
Amelita Galli-Curci (18 November 1882 – 26 November 1963) was an Italian operatic coloratura soprano. She was one of the best regarded singers of the early 20th century. Biography She was born as Amelita Galli into an upper-middle-class family in Milan, where she studied piano in her youth. She was inspired to sing by her grandmother. Operatic composer Pietro Mascagni also encouraged Galli-Curci's singing career. By her own choice, Galli-Curci's singing was largely self-trained, from listening to other sopranos, reading old singing method books, and practicing piano exercises with her voice. Galli-Curci made her operatic debut in 1906 at Trani, as Gilda in Rigoletto and she rapidly became acclaimed throughout Italy. In 1908 she married the Marchese Luigi Curci, and added his las... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Suzette Haden Elgin
Suzette Haden Elgin is an American science fiction author, born November 18, 1936 in Louisiana, Missouri. She founded the Science Fiction Poetry Association, and is considered an important figure in the field of science fiction constructed languages. Elgin is also a linguist; she publishes non-fiction, of which the best-known is the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense series. Born in 1936 in Missouri, Elgin attended the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in the 1960s, and began writing science fiction in order to pay tuition. She has a Ph.D. in linguistics, and was the first UCSD student to ever write two dissertations (on English and Navajo). She created the engineered language Láadan for her Native Tongue science fiction series. A grammar and dictionary was published in 1985. Sh... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of René Margotton
René Margotton, born November 18, 1915 in Roanne, is a French painter and illustrator.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Daphne Rubin-Vega
Daphne Rubin-Vega (born November 18, 1969) is a dance music singer and actress. Rubin-Vega was born in Panama City, Panama, the daughter of Daphne, a nurse, and Jose Mercedes Vega, a carpenter. Her stepfather, Leonard Rubin, was a writer. She began her musical career as the lead singer for the Latin freestyle group Pajama Party, placing three songs on the Hot 100 in 1989 and 1990. As a solo artist her biggest success is on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where in 1996 she hit #1 with the song "I Found It." She returned to the top of the dance/club play charts in 2003 with a dance version of Elton John's "Rocketman". In 2001 she recorded her debut full-length rock album of original songs ("Souvenirs") but it fell through the cracks when her record company Mercury merged. It is avail... Biography of Nick Chinlund
Zareh Nicholas Chinlund (born November 18, 1961) is an American actor and producer. Early life Chinlund was born in New York City. He attended the Friends Seminary in Lower Manhattan. He moved to Albany NY in order to have a better chance for basketball.He attended Albany High School where he played Varsity basketball. With dreams of pursuing a career in basketball at Brown University and majoring in history, Chinlund was sidelined when he had a shoulder injury and had to have it operated on. The result is a two inch scar on his left shoulder. Career With his narrow eyes and gravelly voice, Chinlund is frequently cast as villainous or smarmy characters. After appearing in small roles on episodic television, Chinlund came to prominence when he guest starred on The X-Files second ... Biography of Frances Marion
Frances Marion (November 18, 1888 - May 12, 1973) was an American journalist, author, and screenwriter often cited as the most renowned female screenwriter of the twentieth century alongside June Mathis and Anita Loos Born Marion Benson Owens in San Francisco, California, she worked as a journalist and served overseas as a combat correspondent during World War I. On her return home, she moved to Los Angeles and was hired as a writing assistant by "Lois Weber Productions", a film company owned and operated by pioneer female film director Lois Weber. As "Frances Marion", she wrote many scripts for actress/filmmaker Mary Pickford, including Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and The Poor Little Rich Girl, as well as scripts for numerous other successful films of the 1920s and 1930s. She became ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Imogene Coca
Imogene Fernandez de Coca (November 18, 1908 – June 2, 2001) was an American Emmy-winning comic actress best known for her role opposite Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows. Early life Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Coca's parents were veterans of the entertainment industry; her father, José Fernandez de Coca, was a well-known violinist and orchestra conductor, and her mother, Sadie Brady, was a dancer and magician's assistant. Coca took lessons in piano, dance, and voice as a child and while still a teenager moved from Philadelphia to New York City to become a dancer. She got her first job in the chorus of the Broadway musical When You Smile, and became a headliner in Manhattan nightclubs with music arranged by her first husband, Robert Burton. She gained prominence when she bega... Biography of Anne-Lise Bardet
Anne-Lise Bardet (born 18 November 1969) is a French slalom canoer. She won the bronze medal in the K-1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Ertaud
Jacques Ertaud, born November 18, 1924 in Paris, died November 18, 1995 in Paris, was a French director, actor, explorer, sportsman and composer. Filmography (source: http://french.imdb.com/name/nm0259896/ ) Director "Allumettes suédoises, Les" (1996) TV mini-series "Navarro" (2 episodes, 1995) - Meurtre d'un salaud (1995) TV episode - Sanglante nostalgie (1995) TV episode Un jour avant l'aube (1994) (TV) "Instit, L'" (1 episode, 1993) ... autre titre : Prof, Le - Concerto pour Guillaume (1993) TV episode Catherine Courage (1993) (TV) Soleil d'automne (1992) (TV) Milliardaire, La (1991) (TV) "Haute tension" (1 episode, 1989) - Retour à Malaveil (1989) TV episode "Maria Vandamme" (1989) TV mini-series Prix du silence, Le (1989) (TV) "Série no... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roberto Goizueta
Roberto Críspulo Goizueta (November 18, 1931 – October 18, 1997) was Chairman, Director, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Coca-Cola Company from August 1980 until his death in October 1997. Under the direction of Goizueta, the Coca-Cola Company became a top US corporation. He is credited with invigorating the company with a global vision. In the process, he created more wealth for shareholders than any other CEO in history. He was also the first CEO to be worth over a billion dollars working for a company which he did not found. Life Roberto Goizueta was born into a prominent family in Havana, Cuba. He was the only son of Críspulo and Aída Goizueta. His grandparents on both sides of his family had emigrated from Spain to Cuba in the late 1800s. His mother's father, Marcelo... Biography of Warren Moon
Harold Warren Moon (born November 18, 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is a former American and Canadian football quarterback who played for the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos and the National Football League's Houston Oilers, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs. He is currently a broadcaster for the Seattle Seahawks. He is the only player ever to be enshrined by both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Canadian Football Hall of Fame. (Bud Grant is also enshrined in both, but as a coach.) Moon was also the first, and currently only, modern African-American quarterback elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Moon held the record for most passing yardage in professional football until surpassed by Damon Allen on September 4, 2006 , held the record f... Biography of Dorothy Dix
Dorothy Dix (November 18, 1861 – December 16, 1951), was the pseudonym of U.S. journalist Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer. As the forerunner of today's popular advice columnists, Dorothy Dix was America's highest paid and most widely read female journalist at the time of her death. Her advice on love and marriage was syndicated in newspapers around the world. With an estimated audience of 60 million readers, she became a popular and recognized figure on her travels abroad. Her name is the origin of the term Dorothy Dixer, a widely-used phrase in Australia meaning a question from the floor that enables the speaker to make or strengthen a point he wanted to get across, especially in Parliament. Journalism Gilmer was born on the Woodstock plantation located on the borders of Montgome... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bruce Conner
Bruce Conner (November 18, 1933 - July 7, 2008) was an American artist renowned for his work in film, drawing, sculpture, painting, collage, and photography, among other disciplines. Biography Early life Born in McPherson, Kansas, Conner was raised in Wichita, attended Wichita University (now Wichita State), and received his B.F.A in Art at Nebraska University in 1956. Conner then received a scholarship to the Brooklyn Museum Art School, where he studied for a semester. He then attended the University of Colorado on scholarship; also there was Jean Sandstedt, who he had met at Nebraska and who would become his wife. On September 30, 1957, the two married and immediately flew to San Francisco. There, Conner quickly assimilated into the city's famous Beat community and founded the R... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Brincard
Henri Brincard, born November 18, 1939 in Savennières, Maine-et-Loire, is a French bishop.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Antoine Clamaran
Antoine Clamaran (born November 18, 1964 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French house music artist and music remixer. Clamaran was born in Villeurbanne. In the early 90's, his local fame interested Maximum FM, the leading parisian dance radio station at that time. Impressed by his mixing gift, Clamaran gained a huge audience and started to be booked for one off parties. But Palace headquarters (Palace in Paris is the NYC equivalent of Studio 54) asked him to run the mythical Gay Tea Dance every Sunday, instead of French icon Laurent Garnier. In 1992 Clamaran, eager to get involved into production, teamed up with Laurent Pautrat. Their first Production "I've got music in me" by 400 Hz made him one of the most promising French producers. Released on House Trade Records, this track was licensed... Biography of Eugene Ormandy
Eugene Ormandy (November 18, 1899–March 12, 1985) was a Hungarian-born Jewish conductor and violinist. Born Jenő Blau in Budapest, Hungary, Ormandy began studying violin at the National Hungarian Royal Academy of Music (now the Franz Liszt Academy of Music) at the age of five. He gave his first concerts as a violinist at age seven and graduated at 14 with a master's degree. In 1920, he obtained a university degree in philosophy. In 1921 he moved to the United States of America. Around this time Blau changed his name to "Eugene Ormandy," "Eugene" being the equivalent of the Hungarian "Jenö." Accounts differ on the origin of "Ormandy"; it may have either been Blau's own middle name at birth, or his mother's. He worked first as a violinist in the Major Bowes Capitol Theater Orchestra ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alexander Stuart
Alexander Stuart, born November 18, 1924 in Aberdeen, is a Scottish former jurist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ann E. Parker
Ann E. Parker, born November 18, 1927 in Evanston, Illinois, is an American author and astrologer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gérard Weber
Gérard Weber, born November 18 1948 in Orélansville, Algeria, is a French politician, member of UMP. He was the Mayor of Annonay (Ardèche) (March 18, 2001 - March 16, 2008).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christopher Peterson
Christopher Peterson, born November 18, 1962 in Moncton, New Brunswick, is a Canadian impersonator and actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1035890/ ) Actor: Rat Race (2001) .... Deep Voiced Lucy ... aka Course folle (Canada: French title) Self: We're Funny That Way (1998) .... Himself... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alain Planet
Alain-Émile Baptiste Planet, born November 18, 1948 in Privas, Ardèche, is a French Catholic Bishop, the bishop of Carcassonne and Narbonne (2004 - ).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Cluzel
Jean Cluzel (born 18 November 1923 in Moulins) is a French politician. A former senator, he is a member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ed Krupp
Edwin C. Krupp (born 18 November 1944) is an American astronomer and author. He has been the director of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles for over thirty years, since first taking over the position in 1974 from his predecessor, William J. Kaufmann III . Krupp is known for his extensive publications on astronomical and science education topics, and his promotion of astronomy to the general public via his books, columns, appearances in visual media and through the science communication programmes at the observatory. Several of his books have won notable awards from institutions such as the American Institute of Physics and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. In particular, Krupp is noted for his specialist contributions and investigations in the field of archaeoastronomy on which... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Georges Dieulafoy
Paul Georges Dieulafoy (November 18, 1839 – August 16, 1911) was a French physician and surgeon. He is best known for his study of acute appendicitis and his description of Dieulafoy's lesion, a rare cause of gastric bleeding. Life, studies, and career Dieulafoy was born in Toulouse. He studied medicine in Paris and earned his doctorate in 1869. Dieulafoy later became Chief of Medicine at the famed Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, taught pathology in the University of Paris, and was elected president of the French Academy of Medicine in 1910. He died in Paris on August 16, 1911. Contributions He perfected a pump-like device for use in thoracentesis, and extensively studied pleurisy and liver conditions including hydatid disease and epidemic hepatitis. However, he is perhaps best known for h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yves Brayer
Yves Brayer, born in Versailles November 18, 1907 and died in Paris May 29, 1990, was a French painter. He won Prix de Rome in 1930 and was a mamber of Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1957.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Maritain
Jacques Maritain (18 November 1882–28 April 1973) was a French Catholic philosopher. Raised as a Protestant, he converted to Catholicism in 1906. An author of more than 60 books, he is responsible for reviving St. Thomas Aquinas for modern times and is a prominent drafter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Pope Paul VI presented his "Message to Men of Thought and of Science" at the close of Vatican II to Maritain, his long-time friend and mentor. Life Maritain was born in Paris, the son of Paul Maritain, who was a lawyer, and his wife Geneviève Favre, the daughter of Jules Favre, and was reared in a liberal Protestant milieu. He was sent to the Lycée Henri IV. Later, he attended the Sorbonne, studying the natural sciences; chemistry, biology and physics. At the Sorbonne,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Janine Jambu
Janine Jambu (November 18, 1942, Berre-l'Etang, France) is a French female politician, member of the Communist Party.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of bin Said al Said Qaboos
Qaboos bin Said Al Said (Arabic: قابوس بن سعيد آل سعيد; Qābūs ibn Sa’īd Āl Sa’īd; born 18 November 1940 in Salalah) is the Sultan of Oman, the first since the country gained independence. He rose to power after overthrowing his father, Sa‘id ibn Taymur, in a palace coup in 1970. He is the 14th descendant of the Al Bu Sa‘idi dynasty. Early life Sultan Qaboos ibn Sa‘id was born in Salalah in Dhofar on 18 November 1940. He is the only son of Sultan Said bin Taimur and princess Mazoon al-Mashani. He is one of the 8th generation of the Al Bu Sa‘idi dynasty. He received his primary and secondary education in Salalah and at Pune, in India, and was sent to a p... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques de Tourreil
Jacques de Tourreil (Toulouse, 18 November 1656 - Paris, 11 October 1714) was a French jurisconsultus, writer and translator, known for his translations of Demosthenes and essays on jurisprudence. Bibliography * Georges Duhain, Un Traducteur de la fin du XVIIIe : Jacques de Tourreil, traducteur de Démosthène (1656 - 1714), Honoré Champion, Paris, 1910.... Biography of Henri Ziegler
Henri Ziegler (18 November, 1906 in Limoges – 24 July, 1998, in Paris) was one of the founders of Airbus and its first president. A Polytechnic engineer and graduate of “Sup’Aéro” (the national aerospace engineering school) as well as a French air force officer and test pilot, he was a founding father of Airbus Industrie (along with Roger Béteille and Felix Kracht) and became its first CEO. He was the driving force behind the development of the Airbus A300B, the original aircraft that started Airbus on its road to global success by obtaining French government backing for the programme in 1969. Following his appointment as assistant director of the Centre d’Essais en Vol (government flight test centre) in 1938, he fought for the French Resistance during the Second World War. In 1944 h... Biography of Klaus Mann
Klaus Mann (November 18, 1906 – May 21, 1949) was a German writer. Life and work Born in Munich, Klaus Mann was the son of German writer Thomas Mann and his wife, Katia Pringsheim. His father was baptized as a Lutheran, while his mother was from a family of secular Jews. He began writing short stories in 1924 and the following year became drama critic for a Berlin newspaper. His first literary works were published in 1925. Mann's early life was troubled. His homosexuality often made him the target of bigotry, and he had a difficult relationship with his father. After only a short time in various schools, he travelled with his sister Erika Mann, a year older than himself, around the world, and visited the US in 1927. In 1924 he had become engaged to his childhood friend Pamela Wede... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Auguste François-Marie de Colbert-Chabanais
Auguste François-Marie de Colbert-Chabanais (18 October 1777, Paris - 1809, Cacabelos, Spain), comte de l'Empire was a general of the Napoleonic wars. Life Colbert joined the army as a private, but soon became aide-de-camp to Grouchy, then to Murat, and served in Italy and Egypt, taking part in the Saléhieh affair and the siege of Acre (receiving a serious wound at the latter). He returned to France with Desaix then went to Italy, where he behaved with distinction at Marengo. His actions merited the star of the Légion d'honneur, granted him on December 11, 1803, and on the following December 25 he was made a colonel in the 10th Chasseur Regiment. The following year, as colonel, he distinguished himself before Ulm and at the battle of Austerlitz. Promoted to Brigadier General at the en... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Dreyfus
Pierre Dreyfus (November 18, 1907, Paris—December 25, 1994, Paris) was a high flying French civil servant who in 1955 became a top businessman. Between 1947 and 1955, he occupied senior administrative positions in the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, becoming in 1951 'directeur de cabinet' at the ministry. He combined his civil service duties with the vice-presidency of the newly nationalised Renault auto business between 1948 and 1955, and was appointed Renault CEO, following the death on February 11, 1955, in a road accident of Pierre Lefaucheux, the previous incumbent. He retained the position until his own retirement from the company in 1975. Like his predecessor, Dreyfus secured his reputation in the top job at Renault by successfully overseeing the launch and production of a ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Collini
André Collini, born November 18, 1921 in Tunis, died in 2003, was a French Archbishop. He was the Archbishop of Toulouse.... Biography of François Duval
François Duval (born 18 November 1980 in Chimay) is a Belgian rally driver. Career 1999–2004 With victories in four events Duval won the Belgian Citroën Saxo Challenge title in 1999. He began his career as a rally driver at the international level; first, as a driver in the inaugural season of the lower-rung Super 1600 category of the World Rally Championship and later competed in the Junior World Rally Championship) aboard a Ford Puma in 2001, the same year in which Saxo driver and future Citroën team-mate Sébastien Loeb won the title. Beginning with the 2002 season, he progressed to become a regular driver of a Ford Focus WRC with the factory M-Sport-ran Ford World Rally Team. Concurrent with his World Rally Car exploits, he added a second campaign with the Puma in the junior ser... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maria Kay Simms
Maria Kay Simms, born November 18, 1940 in Princeton, Illinois, is an American professional astrologer, author and artist.... Biography of Megyn Kelly
Megyn Marie Kelly (born November 18, 1970), previously known as Megyn Kendall, is an American news anchor employed by the Fox News Channel. She currently hosts America Live from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on FNC. The show is broadcast live from the network’s New York studios. She previously co-hosted America's Newsroom, along with Bill Hemmer, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Early life and education Kelly was nine years of age when her parents moved to Delmar, New York from Syracuse, New York. At Bethlehem Central High School, Kelly played on the basketball and field hockey teams, as well as captaining the cheerleading squad. Her father, who was on the staff of the University at Albany, died when she was 15. She earned her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Syracuse University and her J.D. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Félix Mayol
Félix Mayol (November 18, 1872 - November 1, 1941) was a French singer and entertainer. Mayol was born in Toulon, France. His parents were both amateurs singers or actors, who arranged for Felix to make his debut stage at six years of age. In 1895 he went to Paris and the Montparnasse Quarter where he began a career in entertainment that spanned more than forty years. He sang the famous song "Viens poupoule, viens poupoule, viens...". In the early years of the 20th century some of Mayol's performances were captured by an early form of talking picture. He would record his voice, then the motion picture camera would film him as he lip-synced to the record. Several of his "Phono-Cinema" films exist. The teenage Maurice Chevalier took a risk by impersonating Mayol in small-time ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of George Gallup
George Horace Gallup (November 18, 1901 – July 26, 1984) was an American pioneer of survey sampling techniques and inventor of the Gallup poll, a successful statistical method of survey sampling for measuring public opinion. Biography Gallup was born in Jefferson, Iowa. He was a graduate of The Lawrenceville School and the University of Iowa, where he was a football player, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, and editor of The Daily Iowan, an independent newspaper which serves the university campus. He earned his B.A. in 1923, his M.A. in 1925 and his Ph.D. in 1928. In 1936, his new organization achieved national recognition by correctly predicting, from the replies of only 5,000 respondents, that Franklin Roosevelt would defeat Alf Landon in the U.S. Presidential election... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christiane Frenette
Christiane Frenette, born on November 18, 1954 in Quebec, is a Canadian poet, novelist, and writer. Awards: 1986 - Prix Octave-Crémazie pour son recueil de poésie Indigo nuit 1998 - Prix du Gouverneur général du Canada dans la catégorie «roman et nouvelles» pour La Terre ferme 2003 – Prix littéraire Adrienne-Choquette pour le recueil Celle qui marche sur du verre 2006 - Prix littéraire ville de Québec / Salon international du livre de Québec... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Middleton
Robert Middleton, born November 18, 1920 in Milton Center, Ohio, is an American musician, composer, and teacher. In 1947, he composed an opera: "Life Goes to a Party".... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tasker Watkins
The Rt Hon Sir Tasker Watkins VC GBE PC (18 November 1918 – 9 September 2007) was a Lord Justice of Appeal and deputy Lord Chief Justice. He was President of the Welsh Rugby Union from 1993 to 2004 and won the Victoria Cross in World War II. Background The son of a coal miner, Watkins was born in the small town of Nelson, Caerphilly. Watkins won a scholarship to Pontypridd Boys' Grammar School, and became a teacher in London before joining The Welch Regiment when World War II broke out. World War II Watkins was commissioned into the Welsh Regiment in 1941. A lieutenant in the 1/5th battalion, he was one officer in a group in Normandy post D-Day leading an assault on a Wehrmacht machine gun post. After all the other officers were killed in the approach, Watkins continued to lead... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Steve Bechler
Steven Scott Bechler (November 18, 1979 – February 17, 2003) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles in 2002. Steve Bechler died of heatstroke at the beginning of spring training with the Orioles in 2003. An autopsy performed by Dr. Joshua Perper concluded that that "the toxicity of ephedra played a significant role" in his death, along with "'abnormal liver function and mild hypertension', his weight problem and the fact that he was not used to south Florida's warm weather". He was using the supplement ephedra, against the advice of his trainer, and probably had not eaten in two days in an effort to lose weight. Bechler was married and the couple was expecting a child. A small scholarship fund was set up in his memory.... Biography of Compay Segundo
Compay Segundo (Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz, Siboney, Cuba 18 November 1907 – Havana, 13 July 2003) was a Cuban trova guitarist and composer. Biography Compay Segundo, so called because he was always second voice in his musical partnerships, moved to Santiago de Cuba at age 9. His first engagement was in the Municipal Band of Santiago de Cuba, directed by his teacher, Enrique Bueno. After a spell in a quintet he moved to Havana in 1934, where he also played in the Municipal Band, on the clarinet. He also learnt to play the guitar and the tres: these became his usual instruments. Compay Segundo was also the inventor of the armónico, a seven-stringed guitar-like instrument, created to eliminate a harmonic jump in the Spanish guitar and the tres. In the 1950s he became well-known as ... Biography of Petter Solberg
Petter "Hollywood" Solberg (born 18 November 1974 in Askim), from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999. The following year, Solberg started his successful partnership with the Subaru World Rally Team. With the Subaru works team, Solberg finished runner-up to Marcus Grönholm in 2002 and then became the first Norwegian to win the drivers' world title in 2003. In the following two seasons, he finished runner-up to Sébastien Loeb. Following Subaru's withdrawal from the WRC at the end of the 2008 season, Solberg secured private backing to start the Petter Solberg World Rally Team and competed with a 2006-spec Citroën Xsara WRC for the majority of the 2009 season, before... Biography of Jack Tatum
John David Tatum (born November 18, 1948) is a former American football defensive back who played ten seasons from 1971 to 1980 for the Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers in the National Football League. He is popularly known as the "Assassin." He was voted to three Pro Bowls (1973-1975) and was a member of one Super Bowl winning team in his nine seasons with the Raiders. Tatum earned a reputation as a fierce competitor and was considered as one of the hardest hitters ever to play the game. In a recent poll by Sports Illustrated on the century's best defensive backs, Tatum finished with eight percent of the vote. He is best known for a hit he made against former New England Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley in a 1978 pre-season game. The hit paralyzed Stingley from the chest down. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marilyne Canto
Marilyne Canto, born November 18, 1963 in Oran, Algeria, is a French actress, comedian and film director. Filmography Actress 1977 : L'Hôtel de la plage, de Michel Lang : Juliette Guedel 1978 : La Clé sur la porte, d'Yves Boisset 1982 : Qu'est-ce qui fait craquer les filles ?, de Michel Vocoret : Marie-Lise, la secrétaire de Cervoise 1982 : Elle voit des nains partout !, de Jean-Claude Sussfeld : Le petit Chaperon Rouge 1985 : Le Souffleur, de Frank Le Witta (inédit) 1986 : Etats d’âmes, de Jacques Fansten 1991 : L'Amour en deux, de Jean-Claude Gallotta : Hélène 1993 : Grand Bonheur, d' Herve Le Roux : Judith 1994 : Du fond du cœur, de Jacques Doillon 1994 : La Poudre aux yeux, de Maurice Dugowson : Juliette 1995 : Le Cœur fantôme, de Philippe Garrel 1995 :... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Pierre Grand
Jean-Pierre Grand is a French politician, born November 18, 1950, in Montpellier, Hérault, France. As of 2007, he serves as the mayor of Castelnau-Le-Lez (since 1977) and as Deputy in the French National Assembly (since 2002). Jean-Pierre Grand was elected Deputy on June 16, 2002, for the 12th legislature (2002–2007), in the 3rd circonscription of Hérault. He was re-elected on June 17, 2007, for another 5 years. He is a member of French's leading right-wing party, the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). He is a former assistant to famed French politician Jacques Chaban-Delmas, who served as his political mentor. As of 2006, Grand is faithful to the political family of Jacques Chirac, notably former prime minister Alain Juppé, current PM Dominique de Villepin and minister Michèle Alli... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alfred Nakache
Alfred Nakache (November 18, 1915 in Constantine, Algeria – 1983) was a French swimmer and water polo player, who was also known as Artem. Swimming career Between 1936 and 1946, Nakache won the French 100-Meter Freestyle 6 times, the 200-Meter Freestyle 4times, the 200-Meter Breaststroke 4 times, and an assortment of other French swimming titles, many of them setting national records. Nakache was a member of France’s Olympic Swimming Teams of 1936 and 1948. Nakache competed for France at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in the 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay. In the preliminaries, the French team won its heat with Nakache swimming the second leg. They advanced to the finals and finished 4th, just missing a medal. In 1941, Nakache set the World 200-Meter Breaststroke record (2:36.8) in M... Biography of Jean Driscoll
Jean Driscoll, born November 18, 1966 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is an American wheelchair racer. She won the women's wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon eight times, more than any other athlete in any division. Her wins in Boston included seven consecutive first place finishes from 1990 to 1996. Driscoll participated in four Summer Paralympic Games, winning a total of five gold, three silver, and four bronze medals in events ranging from 200 meters to the marathon. Born with spina bifida, Driscoll grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She began using a wheelchair in high school and became involved in a variety of wheelchair sports. She was recruited to play wheelchair basketball at the University of Illinois, and while there she also joined the school's wheelchair track and field team.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ennio Antonelli
Ennio Antonelli (born 18 November 1936 in Todi) is an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Early life and ordination Born in Todi, he first attended seminary there, and subsequently studied in Assisi and the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome, where he was awarded a licentiate in sacred theology. Thereafter he earned a doctorate in Classics at the University of Perugia. He was ordained a priest for the diocese of Todi in 1960. Bishop He eventually became rector of the Seminary of Perugia and a professor of Classics in Assisi before being ordained a bishop in 1982, when Pope John Paul II named him to head the diocese of Gubbio. In 1988 he was advanced to Archbishop of Perugia-Città del Pieve, from which see he stepped down in 1995 to become Secretary-General of the Itali... Add to favourites (2 fans)Biography of Noah Ringer
Noah Andrew Ringer (born November 18, 1997 ) is an American actor who starred as Aang in the film The Last Airbender. He was discovered in an open casting call for Airbender in Texas. He has also been cast in the upcoming film Cowboys & Aliens as Emmett. Life and career Ringer is a young taekwondo practitioner who was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. At age 12, he achieved a first-degree black belt rank with the American Taekwondo Association and is proficient with a variety of Eastern weapons. He is part of a taekwondo club, from which he heard about Paramount Pictures' open casting call to play Aang. For his audition, he sent in a homemade video that depicted him showing off his skills in martial arts. After being signed for The Last Airbender movie, he joined the Creative Artists... Biography of Leonardo Sandri
Leonardo Cardinal Sandri (born November 18, 1943) is an Argentine Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the current Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, having been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on June 9, 2007. Sandri is a polyglot, who besides his native Spanish, speaks Italian, French, English and German. On 17 October 2007, Pope Benedict XVI announced that he would make Sandri a Cardinal. Sandri was elevated to the College of Cardinals in the consistory at St. Peter's Basilica on 24 November 2007. Education Born in Buenos Aires, Sandri was ordained a priest there on December 2, 1967. He was educated at the Metropolitan Seminary of Buenos Aires and the Theological Faculty, Buenos Aires where he was awarded a licentiate in theology. He continued his studies ... Biography of Aurelia Gliwski
Aurelia Gliwski (or Aurelia Gliwska), born on November 18, 1984 in Perth, is an Australian model of Polish descent. External link: http://www.supermodels.nl/aureliagliwski... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gene Mauch
Gene William Mauch (November 18, 1925 – August 8, 2005; surname was a homonym of "mock") was an American infielder and manager in Major League Baseball best known for managing four teams from 1960 to 1987. He is by far the winningest manager to have never won a league pennant (breaking the record formerly held by Jimmy Dykes), three times coming within a single victory. He managed the Philadelphia Phillies (1960-68), Montreal Expos (1969-75, Mauch was their inaugural manager), Minnesota Twins (1976-80), and California Angels (1981-82, 1985-87). His 1,902 career victories ranked 8th in major league history when he retired, and his 3,942 total games ranked 4th. His distinctive "small ball" style, which emphasized defense, speed and base-to-base tactics on offense rather than power hitting, d... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Romany Malco
Romany Romanic Malco, Jr. (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor and music producer. He has been nominated for several awards, including an NAACP Image Award, MTV Movie Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award. Malco portrayed Conrad Shepard on the Showtime series Weeds. He most recently played George St. Cloud on the ABC primetime one-hour drama No Ordinary Family. He also did the raps for MC Skat Kat, mostly known for the Grammy award-winning "Opposites Attract", a duet with Paula Abdul. Early life Malco was born in Brooklyn, New York. His family is from Trinidad, with extended relatives in Venezuela. As a teen, he moved to Texas and attended Ross S Sterling High School. After graduation, he formed the rap group, R.M.G., and upon relocating to Los Angeles, the crew signed a d... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marco Minghetti
Marco Minghetti (November 18, 1818 – December 10, 1886) was an Italian economist and statesman. Minghetti was born at Bologna, then part of the Papal States. He signed the petition to the Papal conclave, 1846 urging the election of a liberal pope, and was appointed member of the state council summoned to prepare the constitution for the Papal States. With Antonio Montanan and Rodolfo Audinot he founded at Bologna a paper, Il Felsineo. In the first constitutional cabinet of the Papal States, presided over by Cardinal Antonelli, Minghetti held the portfolio of public works, but after Pius IX publicly spoke against the Italian Risorgimento he resigned and joined the Piedmontese army as captain on the general staff. Returning to Rome in September 1848, he refused to form a cabinet aft... Biography of Kevin Nealon
Kevin Nealon (pronounced /ˈniːlən/; born November 18, 1953) is an American actor and comedian, best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1995, acting in several of the Happy Madison films, for playing Doug Wilson on the Showtime series Weeds, and providing the voice of the title character, Glenn Martin on Glenn Martin, DDS. Early life Nealon was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Kathleen and Emmett Nealon, an aircraft company executive. A few months after he was born, the family moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut. He graduated from St. Joseph High School (Trumbull, Connecticut) in 1971 and then graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing from Sacred Heart University (and worked in a variety of part-time jobs while doing stand-up comedy). ... Biography of Susan Sullivan
Susan Michaela Sullivan (born November 18, 1942) is an American actress, known for several notable roles on various television programs. Sullivan played the role of Lenore Curtin Delaney on the daytime soap opera, Another World (1971–1976); Maggie Gioberti Channing on the soap opera, Falcon Crest (1981–1989); and Kitty Montgomery on sitcom Dharma & Greg (1997–2002). She currently appears in Castle as Richard Castle's mother, Martha Rodgers. Early career Sullivan was born in New York City, but was raised in the Long Island area of Freeport, Nassau County, New York, where she graduated from Freeport High School in 1960. She earned a BA in drama from Hofstra University in 1964. During the latter part of her college years (1963–64), she worked as a Playboy Bunny. She got her acting start... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eleanor Goss
Eleanor Goss, born November 18 1895 in New York, died in November 1982 in Salisbury, Connecticut, was an American tennis player.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rudy Sarzo
Rudy Sarzo is a Cuban American hard rock/heavy metal bassist. Sarzo has played with many well known heavy metal acts including Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Manic Eden, Dio and Blue Öyster Cult. Early life Sarzo was born Rodolfo Maximiliano Sarzo Lavieille Grande Ruiz Payret y Chaumont, in Havana, Cuba on November 18, 1950 (source: Imdb). He emigrated to the United States in 1961. Music career From March 1981 to September 1982, Sarzo rose to fame as the bassist in ex-Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne's band. He was recruited on the recommendation of Osbourne's guitarist Randy Rhoads, who had previously played with Sarzo in Quiet Riot. Sarzo's playing can be heard on Osbourne's Speak of the Devil and Tribute live albums, though he never appeared on a studio album with... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joe Cada
Joseph "Joe" Cada (born November 18, 1987) is an American professional poker player from Shelby Charter Township, Michigan, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Cada became a representative of Team PokerStars in 2009 in the weeks prior to becoming World Champion. By winning the Main Event at the age of 21, Cada surpassed Peter Eastgate as the youngest champion ever. Cada had two previous WSOP cash wins, both in 2009. Cada had been a regular online poker player for several years prior to winning the live WSOP event. He is primarily an online poker player, with more than $500,000 in online tournament winnings at present. As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $8,550,000. He is from a family of card enthusiasts although his ... Biography of C. J. Wilson
Christopher John "C. J." Wilson (born November 18, 1980, in Newport Beach, California) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers.... Biography of Alan Moore
Alan Oswald Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English writer primarily known for his work in comic books, a medium where he has produced a number of critically acclaimed and popular series, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell. Frequently described as the best graphic novel writer in history,(p10)(p7) he has also been described as "one of the most important British writers of the last fifty years". He has occasionally used such pseudonyms as Curt Vile, Jill de Ray, and Translucia Baboon. Moore started out writing for British underground and alternative fanzines in the late 1970s before achieving success publishing comic strips in such magazines as 2000 AD and Warrior. He was subsequently picked up by the American DC Comics, and as "the first comics writer living in Britai... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Ortiz
David Américo Ortiz Arias (born November 18, 1975), nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican-American professional baseball player with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. Previously, Ortiz played with the Minnesota Twins from 1997 until 2002. Ortiz is a seven-time All-Star and holds the Red Sox single season record for home runs in a regular season with 54, set during the 2006 season. In 2005, Red Sox ownership presented him with a plaque proclaiming Ortiz "the greatest clutch-hitter in the history of the Boston Red Sox".... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dante Bichette
Alphonse Dante Bichette (pronounced /ˈdɑːnteɪ bɨˈʃɛt/, born November 18, 1963 in West Palm Beach, Florida) is a former American Major League Baseball player. He began his career with the California Angels in 1988, but was a streaky hitter and was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in 1991. After putting up only average numbers with Milwaukee, he was traded to the new expansion team, the Colorado Rockies. It was with the Rockies where he shone as a player. At least some of his slugging success can be attributed to the home run-friendly ballparks in Denver, Mile High Stadium and Coors Field. He finished the Rockies' first season with 21 home runs and a .310 batting average, his personal best for both at the time. Bichette also hit his first home run... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tom Gordon (baseball)
Thomas Gordon (born November 18, 1967, in Sebring, Florida), nicknamed "Flash", is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played with the Kansas City Royals (1988–95), Boston Red Sox (1996–99), Chicago Cubs (2001–02), Houston Astros (2002), Chicago White Sox (2003), New York Yankees (2004–05), Philadelphia Phillies (2006–08) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2009). High school career Gordon attended Avon Park High School in Avon Park, Florida, and was a letterman in baseball. Major league career Early career Gordon began his career as a starting pitcher with the Kansas City Royals, first appearing in five games at the age of 20 late in the 1988 season. He became an immediate sensation in Kansas City the following year, posting a 17-9 record and a 3.64 ERA in his fir... Biography of Len Bias
Leonard Kevin "Len" Bias (November 18, 1963 – June 19, 1986) was a first team All-American college basketball forward at the University of Maryland. He was selected by the Boston Celtics as the second overall pick in the 1986 NBA Draft on June 17, but died two days later from cardiac arrhythmia induced by a cocaine overdose. He is considered by some sportswriters to be one of the greatest players not to play at the professional level. Early years Bias was known to friends and family by his childhood nickname "Frosty". He was given the nickname by his good friend and pastor Rev. Gregory Edmond because he was "tall and cool and quiet and unassuming". College career From Landover, Maryland, Bias graduated from Northwestern High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, and subsequently attende... Biography of Jake Abel
Jacob Allen "Jake" Abel (born November 18, 1987) is an American model and actor. He is known for playing Luke Castellan in the 2010 film adaption of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Mark James in the 2011 film adaptation of I Am Number Four . Life and career Abel was born in Canton, Ohio. His first credited role was in the Disney Channel Original Movie Go Figure, playing Spencer. He later had a recurring guest role on CBS's short lived science fiction series Threshold. He had numerous guest starring roles including Cold Case and ER. He was honored with a Rising Star award at the 16th Hamptons International Film Festival in October 2008 for his work in the film Flash of Genius. In 2009, Abel shortly appeared in Peter Jackson's film The Lovely Bones based on the Ali... Biography of Margaret Atwood
Margaret Eleanor Atwood, CC OOnt FRSC (born November 18, 1939 (birth time source: David Fisher, Shelagh Kendal, Astrodatabank)) is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist. She is among the most-honored authors of fiction in recent history. She is a winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and Prince of Asturias award for Literature, has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize five times, winning once, and has been a finalist for the Governor General's Award seven times, winning twice. She is also a founder of the Writers' Trust of Canada, a non-profit literary organization that seeks to encourage Canada's writing community. While she is best known for her work as a novelist, she is also a poet, having published fifteen books of poetry to date. Many of ... Biography of Carter Burwell
Carter Benedict Burwell (born November 18, 1955) is an American composer of film scores. Life and career Burwell was born in New York City, the son of Natalie (née Benedict), a math teacher, and Charles Burwell, who founded Thaibok Fabrics, Ltd. He graduated from King School in Stamford, Connecticut, and Harvard College, where he was a cartoonist for The Harvard Lampoon. As a film composer, Burwell has had a long-working relationship with the Coen brothers, providing music for every film they have made (except for O Brother, Where Art Thou?, where he provided additional music to a score of traditional songs produced by T-Bone Burnett). He enjoys working with left-field directors, such as Spike Jonze. Among his best known film scores are Miller's Crossing (1990), And the Band Played ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hank Ballard
Hank Ballard (November 18, 1927 – March 2, 2003), born John Henry Kendricks, was a rhythm and blues singer and songwriter, the lead vocalist of Hank Ballard and The Midnighters and one of the first proto-rock 'n' roll artists to emerge in the early 1950s. He played an integral part in the development of rock music, releasing the hit singles "Work With Me, Annie" and answer songs "Annie Had a Baby" and "Annie's Aunt Fannie" with his Midnighters. He later wrote and recorded "The Twist" and invented the dance, which was notably covered by Chubby Checker. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. Early years Born John Henry Kendricks in Detroit, Michigan, Ballard along with his brother, Dove Ballard, grew up and attended school in Bessemer, Alabama after the death of t... Biography of Max Buskohl
Max Buskohl (born on November 18, 1988 in Berlin, Germany (birth time source: Manfred Gregor, RTL TV network, Astrodatabank) was a contestant who finished 4th in season 4 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Buskohl stated in an interview with Der Spiegel that he left DSDS voluntarily while RTL claims they threw out Max. He was regarded as a sex symbol when he was on DSDS. Biography Early life Buskohl lives with his mother and sister in Berlin. Buskohl was part of a band called Empty Trash with his friend Stefan, who was the guitarist, and Julius, who played bass. Max's father is Carl Carlton. Buskohl lived in a boarding school in Ireland until 2006. DSDS Buskohl finished 4th in season 4. Buskohl auditioned for DSDS because he lost a bet. Max decided to leave the show after faili... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gary Sheffield
Gary Antonian Sheffield (born November 18, 1968) is an American retired Major League Baseball outfielder. He played with eight teams in the major leagues from 1988 to 2009. He currently works as a sports agent. For most of his career, Sheffield has played right field, though he has also played left field, third base, shortstop, and a handful of games at first base. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, and the New York Mets. Sheffield was a first-round pick of the Brewers, who selected him sixth overall in the 1986 amateur draft after a standout prep career at Hillsborough High School in Tampa. He bats and throws right-handed. At the start of the 2010 season, Sheffield ranked seco... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Julius Hodge
Julius Melvin Hodge (born November 18, 1983) is an American professional basketball player. Hodge was selected 20th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. He played four years at North Carolina State University. ACC Player of the Year during the 2003-2004 season, Hodge finished his college career by leading State to the Sweet 16. High school As a senior at St. Raymond High School for Boys, operated by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, in the Bronx, New York, Hodge was part of the 2001 McDonald's All-American Team and the First-team Parade All-American, New York State Mr. Basketball, New York Daily News Player of the Year, New York All-Metro Squad, and Sports Illustrated's Old Spice Athlete of the Month. He scored a total of 684 points his senior season, setting the scho... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Seth Joyner
Seth Joyner (born November 18, 1964 in Spring Valley, New York) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos. Joyner graduated from Spring Valley High School. Professional career Joyner was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the eighth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. He was actually cut in training camp, but the Eagles re-signed him later in the season. Joyner played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles (1986–1993), Arizona Cardinals (1994–1996), Green Bay Packers (1997), and the Denver Broncos (1998). Joyner's unique combination of strength and quickness allowed him to excel in all defensive statistical categories and propelled him to three Pro Bowl accolades; being selec... Biography of Robert Kazinsky
Robert Kazinsky (born Robert John Appleby; 18 November 1983) is an English actor and model. He is best known for his appearances as Casper Rose in Sky One drama Dream Team in 2005/2006 and Sean Slater in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders from 2006 to 2009. Background Kazinsky was born in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England, the son of Phyllis and Paul Appleby, and grew up in Brighton. He has an older brother, Michael. Kazinsky is Jewish, descended from immigrants from Poland, and Russia. He is a fluent speaker of Hebrew. He was educated at Hove Park School in Hove, from 1995-2000. Kazinsky was expelled from both Hove Park School and later, his college. He appeared in their productions of Bugsy Malone and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Career Kazinsky trained as an actor at the Guild... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Duncan Sheik
Duncan Scott Sheik (born November 18, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and composer. Initially finding success as a singer, most notably for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing", he later expanded to compositions for motion pictures and the Broadway stage, such as the successful musical, Spring Awakening. A lay Buddhist, Sheik currently resides in New York City. 1990s After being raised by both his parents in Montclair, New Jersey and his grandparents in Hilton Head, South Carolina (of whom his Juilliard-trained grandmother taught him piano), and after graduating from Phillips Academy, Andover in 1988, Sheik studied semiotics at Brown University, and moved to Daly City. Playing for other artists, including Liz and Lisa (with Lisa Loeb and Elizabeth Mitchell), Sheik also pla... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Herman Rarebell
Herman 'Ze German' Rarebell (born November 18, 1949 as Hermann Erbel) is a German drummer, best known for his time in the band Scorpions from 1977 to 1995, playing on 8 studio albums. Rarebell's English was the best in the band at the time of his joining and he was an important composer in the history of the group, writing classic songs like "Another Piece of Meat", "Falling in Love" and the second single from Savage Amusement "Passion Rules the Game". He wrote the lyrics for some of the most classic songs of the band like "Rock You Like a Hurricane", Make It Real", "Dynamite", "Blackout", "Arizona", "Bad Boys Running Wild", "Don't Stop at the Top", "Tease Me Please Me" and others. In 1982 he released his first solo album Nip in the Bud (which he re-recorded as Herman ze German & Friend... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chris McKhool
Chris McKhool (born November 18, 1968) is a Canadian violinist, guitarist, composer, producer and singer-songwriter. He has received numerous awards for his work, including a Juno Award nomination for his 2008 children's album, Fiddlefire! Biography McKhool was born in Ottawa and raised in a musical household. McKhool took violin lessons from age 7, and studied classical violin under the tutelage of Joan Milkson of the National Arts Centre Orchestra from 1977 to 1985, as well as performing with the National Capital String Academy and teaching himself to play folk guitar. In 1985 he moved to Montreal to study at McGill University, obtaining a B.A. in Psychology. McKhool moved to Toronto in 1993, studying jazz at York University. McKhool has recorded and performed with several jazz p... |
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